Pat @Pat@qoto.org

#TruthBeTold #unintended #consequences

The holding in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health says that the states have plenary power over abortions.

So the Vermont legislature just introduced a bill to allow abortions without restriction up to the 48th week of pregnancy.

In a separate bill, they define the moment of birth as when the umbilical cord is cut. (Nothing in US Constitution about umbilical cords, either.)

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#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)

(public domain image per mediawiki commons)

#law #scotus #USpol #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair #dobbs #marbury #madison

Anyone who has ever seen sperm wiggling around under a microscope knows that life begins at ejaculation.

You need to understand what Marbury v. Madison did, in order to get this joke.

HINT:

Either the court was violating the law for 50 years, or they are violating the law now.

In either case, what SCOTUS says and what the law says are not the same.

#law #scotus #USpol #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair #dobbs #marbury #madison

My opinion:

Marbury v. Madison was incorrectly decided and is therefore overturned.

(my opinions take precedent over SCOTUS’s opinions)

#scotus #dobbs #jacksonwomanshealth #noroe #roe

If I read the court’s opinion correctly in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health,

1. If there is no specific enumerated or implied right mentioned in the US Constitution, then a state can make a law to prohibit the exercise of that right.

and

2. There is no explicit or implied right to bodily integrity in the US Constitution.

Therefore, according to the ruling, a state can make a law that requires everyone to have a barcode tattooed to their forehead.

That sucks.

#law #scotus #USpol #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair #dobbs #marbury #madison

one more time...

Is it more important to follow the law, or to follow what the Supreme Court says?

#bluetoot

Nothing to say. Just want to be the first to use this hashtag...

Thank you for your offer of employment at (company name redacted). I’m sure working at xxxx would prove to be an exciting and stimulating job. However, the salary and benefits in your offer don’t match my requirements at this time, so I will be moving on to other offers.

Thank you for your time,

Sincerely...

After I posted this toot and clip, I realized that this particular clip has much more significance than I had realized.

Obviously, for those who have seen the film, the voice-over dialog by Sonmi is about her becoming "woke" about her own oppression and her potential. However, what I hadn’t previously realized is that this particular point in the film is a narrative midpoint, about which the film pivots, presenting a mirror between the first half and second half of the film. The first half introducing the six separate but similar sub-narratives, while the second half mirrors the first, but resolves those initial sub-plots in a reflective manner. The dialog itself hints at this, “Knowledge is a mirror, and for the first time in my life I was allowed to see who I was… and who I might become.” Sonmi’s character is acting a transient meta-metaphor for the film itself – realizing what the (first half of) the film is and what it will become.

This film is amazing. You can take as far as you want...

This day just flew by...

Like a 17-hour intercontinental flight.

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #film #movie #justice #technology #progress #future #past #fusion #theory #philosophy #consumer #EV #inclusion #epic #FTW

Retro SciFi of the Week…

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Not so retro, but it’s one of the best science fiction films ever made and aside from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, perhaps the very best. It includes an ensemble cast of some of the most accomplished actors in the world.

The breadth and depth of this film is enormous and the quality is completely uncompromising. It uses a nonlinear narrative (lots of flashbacks and flashforwards) with an intricate plot and the actors play multiple roles, so it may be confusing on first viewing. This film demands a lot work from the viewer – it will probably take you at least three viewings to begin to understand it. If that’s not your thing, then I’d recommend you go watch ‘Sharknado (2013)’ instead.

The primary philosophical conclusion reached by the film is absolute bunk, but that doesn’t detract from its story and entertainment value. (And the presentation of its thesis up to that point is sound.)

#stng #startrek #restrooms #gender #pee #poop

(Bathroom doors image, https://www.flickr.com/photos/10058483@N00/6545935153, CC-SA-BY-2.0, modified with fair use images from STNG)

I just blocked a qoto user for using a derisive racial epithet.

Happy solstice!

(As of about 6 hours ago...)

(Image from wikipedia commons, public domain)

Image not to scale. 🙂

#economics #productivity #automation #work #labor #chart

Economics chart of the day…

(Yeah, I know I don’t do one of these every day. I only make one when I want to.)

(Chart from wikimedia commons, data from https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ANHRS)

Most people are fuck-heads, and they don't know it.

So, statistically, I'm probably a fuck-head.

Finding the luscious insinuation of deceit so alluring
She walked.
In search of an ark, a chalice, a vault…
A holy gray hill.
Surmount the suspicious tremors
That question this realty but
The reality check has bounced.
That cup is empty, gone inane
That whining water has turned toon to lip
Don’t give me any.
A million-strawberry alarm clock
Into a puppy hamster, suckling a tea ring.
So many heaped on that gray hill
Block the shinning from that city
On that hill.
Turn a blue pot into a pig
So all that were, are seven trees.

#poem #poetry #mastoprompt #crypto
#smallpoem #doesnt #rhyme #teardrop

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #film #movie #flyingcar #car #technology #puppet #future #past #string #theory #propaganda #puttputt #EV #oil #1960s #sarcasm #FTW

Retro SciFi of the Week…

Supercar (1965)

Here’s a short, two minute clip from a 1960s TV series about a flying car. Of note here are the use of virtual actors and references to string theory – way ahead of its time.

(I doubt if you’ll be able to find this series anywhere, it's not well known and you probably wouldn’t be able to sit through an entire episode anyway… I’m pretty sure this is the worst SciFi of the Week I’ve done so far, but I couldn’t pass up the metaphor presented here regarding the promotion of putt-putt cars.)

#TruthBeTold #suicide #45 #hitler #bunker #racist #rotten #orange

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The truth is…

Trump didn’t commit suicide. It wasn’t suicide.

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#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)